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Mingo’s 35 lead Charlotte over UAB in American Athletic Conference Tournament 83-78

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Dezayne Mingo scored 35 points and made eight 3-pointers to lead Charlotte over UAB 83-78 on Friday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Mingo added six assists for the 49ers (17-16). Ben Bradford scored 17 points and added seven rebounds. Damoni Harrison had 13 points and went 5 of 9 from the field.

Daniel Rivera led the way for the Blazers (20-12) with 20 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks. UAB also got 14 points from Quaran McPherson. KyeRon Lindsay finished with 12 points.

Mingo scored 19 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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